Ama Ata Aidoo

Anowa

Play about woman confronting independence and cultural expectations

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Ama Ata Aidoo
Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian novelist, playwright, and poet who was one of the first African women to publish a novel, Our Sister Killjoy, in 1977. Her work explores gender and postcolonial identity in Africa with feminist energy. She was a foundational figure in African women's literature.

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